Consoles Vs. PC - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

utang · 09-09-2003, 06:26 AM

Just out of curiousity, how many of you are specifically console or specifically PC gamers. I consider myself both but I'd like to find out about the rest of you.

firebirdta · 09-09-2003, 06:48 AM

I'm from the both category, as well. I would say that a high-end PC can do anything that a console can do, but there are just certain types of games that play better on the console. Namely, fighting games and sports games. However, I like the mouse/keyboard combination for first-person shooters, and strategy games are just easier on PC. So, definitely both.

JBX · 09-09-2003, 06:53 AM

I Like the PC's. They are always upgradeable to the next level of graphics and chipsets. I'm so used to the mouse/keyboard I couldn't switch. You can get any controller you want for the PC too.

JazzmanAl · 09-09-2003, 07:34 AM

Some games, like FPS's, just work out better for PC. Others, like third person action adventure type things, work out better for the console.

The_Dude · 09-09-2003, 08:10 AM

pc gamer for life.

Cobalt_60 · 09-09-2003, 08:55 AM

PC gamer here. Last console I bought was a used Dreamcast.

BuddyHawks · 09-09-2003, 09:05 AM

PC mouse/keyboard > controler

another thing, good luck play RTS games on a console

YaWhateva · 09-09-2003, 10:16 AM

Hasnt this been done a million times already? I say both, consoles are great for fighting games, rpgs, party games, and many action games. But nothing can touch a mouse and keyboard for FPS's and RTS's. Both are great.

Booboo · 09-09-2003, 11:11 AM

Both here.. but personally I think the controls for Halo were frikkin awsome compared to playing any other FPS on the PC. Other than that though Generally I agree PC is much better for FPS.

Lasereth · 09-09-2003, 11:47 AM

There isn't even an arguable debate with this topic. Both builds have incredibly good games and both excel in different areas that the other does not. I chose both because I enjoy games on PCs and consoles. Denying one or the other is simply denying a cubic asslode of incredible gaming experiences.

-Lasereth

utang · 09-09-2003, 12:13 PM

Well I started this not to argue for one or the other, just wanted to see how the rest of the community split.

Lasereth · 09-09-2003, 12:33 PM

I realize that, but some of the replies were on the debate of which is better, not which is played.

-Lasereth

Mr. Spacemonkey · 09-09-2003, 12:39 PM

I like to play both, but i would consider myself more of a console gamer actually.

DownwardSpiral · 09-09-2003, 03:42 PM

Console here, I've tried my hand at PC games but I always come back to console in the end.

mrquackers · 09-09-2003, 04:36 PM

Greatly prefer PC games, but I'll play on either if the game's good enough.

Except for shooters. I have yet to learn to control the game with a gamepad.

Mr.Deflok · 09-09-2003, 04:37 PM

PC, I can't seem to get into my PS2 anymore, too boring, though I recently picked up Ratchet and Clank real cheap and am Loving that.

nothingx · 09-10-2003, 05:40 PM

Definately PC. The only console I own is my GBA and that's because my PC won't fit in my pocket and go with me anywhere.

Seanathan03 · 09-18-2003, 01:40 PM

i like both but i think i like console gaming more cuz i dont have to be constantly upgrading my cpu to play them. I usually play rpgs and i like console rpgs usually better than pc ones so it suits me pretty well for now. besides most pc rpgs will probably come to the xbox

Renegade · 09-18-2003, 04:13 PM

I own both but I defiantly go more for the PC gaming. While I can always find something new to play on the PC on consoles there seem to be rather large chunks of time where there are no new releases on the consoles.

JcL · 09-18-2003, 04:20 PM

I don't exactly have anything against consoles but...

My favorite genres would have to be RTS and FPS. In those respects the PC is clearly the dominant platform.

nonjoejack · 09-18-2003, 05:06 PM

I'm both... i dont like fps on console so i play them on PC.. but i find that there are more good RPG's on Console lately.. but thats just me... oh and i play MMORPG's on PC :P

Semi-Normal · 09-18-2003, 07:37 PM

PC. Very few console games not also (usually originally) available on PC have ever held my attention for very long.

Hrothgar · 09-18-2003, 07:51 PM

PC. Haven't played on a console in years.

battlemouth · 09-18-2003, 08:22 PM

PCs do have better graphics and what not but consoles have some of the better games so i've found a happy medium in which i use the both of them in perfect harmony

Krycheck · 09-18-2003, 08:48 PM

PC
I'm a FPS fanboy and I just can't get myself to play one on a console.

filtherton · 09-18-2003, 08:56 PM

I was raised on console and there have been very few that i didn't own but, basically, I like to play good games. I play the good games i like on whatever platform i can play them on.

floonine · 09-18-2003, 09:26 PM

If console games were also released for PC, I would never buy a console... but since there are tons of games that aren't available for pc, I have to do both.
Hey, what about the extensive library of macintosh games? Don't they get a place in this poll?

h4r h4r

hawkeye · 09-20-2003, 12:25 AM

I'm PC because I need a computer for other stuff, and don't want to spend money on more than thing. If I had lots of spare cash, I'd be both.

View Poll Results: Consoles or PC?
Consoles	7	14.29%
PCs	25	51.02%
Who the hell cares. Both!	17	34.69%
Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll

09-09-2003, 06:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
utang Crazy Location: In a Dorm	Consoles Vs. PC Just out of curiousity, how many of you are specifically console or specifically PC gamers. I consider myself both but I'd like to find out about the rest of you. __________________ I am a ridiculous man- Fyodor Doestoevsky

09-09-2003, 06:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
firebirdta Crazy	I'm from the both category, as well. I would say that a high-end PC can do anything that a console can do, but there are just certain types of games that play better on the console. Namely, fighting games and sports games. However, I like the mouse/keyboard combination for first-person shooters, and strategy games are just easier on PC. So, definitely both. __________________ "Even if you prove me wrong, I'm not going to believe you." - A. McGill

09-09-2003, 06:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
JBX Unfair and Imbalanced Location: Upstate, NY	I Like the PC's. They are always upgradeable to the next level of graphics and chipsets. I'm so used to the mouse/keyboard I couldn't switch. You can get any controller you want for the PC too. __________________ "Youth and Strength is no match for Age and Treachery"

09-09-2003, 07:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
JazzmanAl Crazy Location: Iowa?	Some games, like FPS's, just work out better for PC. Others, like third person action adventure type things, work out better for the console. __________________ I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of silent seas. -The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot Your dumber then me.

09-09-2003, 08:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	pc gamer for life. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

09-09-2003, 08:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cobalt_60 Addict	PC gamer here. Last console I bought was a used Dreamcast.

09-09-2003, 09:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
BuddyHawks Swashbuckling Location: Iowa...sometimes	PC mouse/keyboard > controler another thing, good luck play RTS games on a console __________________ Watch More TV

09-09-2003, 10:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	Hasnt this been done a million times already? I say both, consoles are great for fighting games, rpgs, party games, and many action games. But nothing can touch a mouse and keyboard for FPS's and RTS's. Both are great. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

09-09-2003, 11:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
Booboo Insane	Both here.. but personally I think the controls for Halo were frikkin awsome compared to playing any other FPS on the PC. Other than that though Generally I agree PC is much better for FPS. __________________ "Your life is yours to live, go out and live it" - Richard Rahl

09-09-2003, 11:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	There isn't even an arguable debate with this topic. Both builds have incredibly good games and both excel in different areas that the other does not. I chose both because I enjoy games on PCs and consoles. Denying one or the other is simply denying a cubic asslode of incredible gaming experiences. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-09-2003, 12:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
utang Crazy Location: In a Dorm	Well I started this not to argue for one or the other, just wanted to see how the rest of the community split. __________________ I am a ridiculous man- Fyodor Doestoevsky

09-09-2003, 12:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I realize that, but some of the replies were on the debate of which is better, not which is played. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-09-2003, 12:39 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mr. Spacemonkey Wake up Location: Nowhere special	I like to play both, but i would consider myself more of a console gamer actually. __________________ "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." -- Donnie Darko

09-09-2003, 03:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
DownwardSpiral The Funeral of Hearts Location: Trapped inside my mind. . .	Console here, I've tried my hand at PC games but I always come back to console in the end. __________________ "So Keep on Pretending. Our Heavens Worth the Waiting. Keep on Pretending. It's Alright." -- H.I.M., "Pretending"

09-18-2003, 07:51 PM	#23 (permalink)
Hrothgar He's My Girl Location: The Champagne Douche	PC. Haven't played on a console in years. __________________ The fortunes of war favored Hrothgar.

09-09-2003, 04:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	Greatly prefer PC games, but I'll play on either if the game's good enough. Except for shooters. I have yet to learn to control the game with a gamepad. __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

09-09-2003, 04:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	PC, I can't seem to get into my PS2 anymore, too boring, though I recently picked up Ratchet and Clank real cheap and am Loving that.

09-10-2003, 05:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
nothingx undead Location: nihilistic freedom	Definately PC. The only console I own is my GBA and that's because my PC won't fit in my pocket and go with me anywhere.

09-18-2003, 01:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
Seanathan03 Tilted	i like both but i think i like console gaming more cuz i dont have to be constantly upgrading my cpu to play them. I usually play rpgs and i like console rpgs usually better than pc ones so it suits me pretty well for now. besides most pc rpgs will probably come to the xbox

09-18-2003, 04:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
Renegade Crazy Location: Midwest	I own both but I defiantly go more for the PC gaming. While I can always find something new to play on the PC on consoles there seem to be rather large chunks of time where there are no new releases on the consoles.

09-18-2003, 04:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
JcL Crazy Location: Simi Valley, CA	I don't exactly have anything against consoles but... My favorite genres would have to be RTS and FPS. In those respects the PC is clearly the dominant platform. __________________ "Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth then lies." - Nietzsche

09-18-2003, 05:06 PM	#21 (permalink)
nonjoejack Upright	I'm both... i dont like fps on console so i play them on PC.. but i find that there are more good RPG's on Console lately.. but thats just me... oh and i play MMORPG's on PC :P __________________ Will you go out with me? -- Real Email is martintremblay202@hotmail.com not the one in my Profile

09-18-2003, 07:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
Semi-Normal Insane Location: Christchurch, New Zealand	PC. Very few console games not also (usually originally) available on PC have ever held my attention for very long. __________________ I'm not lazy, I'm "motivationally challenged."

09-18-2003, 08:22 PM	#24 (permalink)
battlemouth Robot Lovin' Location: Boston	PCs do have better graphics and what not but consoles have some of the better games so i've found a happy medium in which i use the both of them in perfect harmony __________________ like a bullet through a flock of doves

09-18-2003, 08:48 PM	#25 (permalink)
Krycheck Sultana ruined my evil persona Location: Los Angeles	PC I'm a FPS fanboy and I just can't get myself to play one on a console. __________________ His pants are tight...but his morals are loose!!

09-18-2003, 08:56 PM	#26 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	I was raised on console and there have been very few that i didn't own but, basically, I like to play good games. I play the good games i like on whatever platform i can play them on.

09-18-2003, 09:26 PM	#27 (permalink)
floonine Insane Location: Silicon Valley, Utah	If console games were also released for PC, I would never buy a console... but since there are tons of games that aren't available for pc, I have to do both. Hey, what about the extensive library of macintosh games? Don't they get a place in this poll? h4r h4r __________________ Political arguments do not exist, after all, for people to believe in them, rather they serve as a common, agreed-upon excuse. Foolish people who take them in earnest sooner or later discover inconsistencies in them, begin to protest and finish finally and infamously as heretics.

09-20-2003, 12:25 AM	#28 (permalink)
hawkeye back from sabbatical Location: Mosptopia	I'm PC because I need a computer for other stuff, and don't want to spend money on more than thing. If I had lots of spare cash, I'd be both. __________________ You're not fat, You're just a giant ball of love, covered in anger.